Method of polishing the surface of glass articles
US4576571A · kind A · utility
2Cited by
4References
5Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/57
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of polishing the surface of a glass article consists in exposing the surface of the said article to a flame produced by oxygen and by a fuel. In order to obtain a perfect surface quality, whatever the thickness and configuration of the article processed, while preventing any premature collapse of the article in question, use is made of a flame such that the thermal energy originating from the transfer of heat by convection exceeds the thermal energy originating from the transfer of heat by radiation, and preferably of a flame of the oxygen-hydrogen type.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.